bunk

Everyday

1. A narrow bed fixed to a wall, as on a ship or train. tree →
2. One of two beds built one above the other; a bunk bed. tree →
3. (verb, informal) To sleep somewhere, often with others. tree →
4. (British, informal) «bunk off»: to stay away from school or work without permission. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, brothers and sisters often share bunk beds; at camp everyone gets a bunk. In safety, small children should not sleep in the top bunk and there should be a rail so no one falls. In stories, sailors sleep in bunks on ships. Phrases: «bunk bed», «top/bottom bunk», «bunk off school».

Examples

• I sleep on the top bunk and my brother on the bottom. tree →
• At summer camp we each chose a bunk. tree →
• The sailors climbed into their narrow bunks. tree →
• Use the ladder to get to the top bunk. tree →
• We bunked at Grandma's house for the night. tree →
• Little kids shouldn't sleep on the top bunk. tree →
• Bunking off school is against the rules. tree →
• The train had bunks so passengers could sleep. tree →

Note

Countable: a bunk, bunks. «Bunk off» (British) means skipping school — it is truancy and it is not allowed. «That's bunk!» is old slang for «nonsense».